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As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

NPR recently wanted to know: What about America are you most thankful for? Our audience answered, and writer Kwame Alexander crafted an epic poem of celebration and gratitude from the replies.

Press freedom in Hong Kong has tanked in recent years. Many journalists have left the field, but a few have set up tiny outlets to report on local issues and try to hold the authorities to account.

Al Green wrote "Take Me to the River," but it was his labelmate Syl Johnson who first made it famous. Rock historian Ed Ward traces Johnson's early career, which started in Chicago blues clubs in the 1950s.

The Beatles' Apple Records put out the Fab Four's own singles and albums, as well as music by other performers the individual Beatles liked. Critic Ed Ward takes a look behind the scenes at Apple Records, and at the full albums the label released.

Who wrote music for kids' cartoons in the Soviet Union? Would you have guessed — Dmitri Shostakovich? A Brooklyn Philharmonic concert prompts a new look at this classic animation.

October is the right time for the spooky, from haunted houses to horror movies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with fear researcher Coltan Scrivner about what makes scary things so appealing.

A historic Philadelphia building flooded during the remnants of Hurricane Ida last year. Its owner found a creative and terrifying way to adapt to future storms: a flood-resistant haunted house.

The University of Virginia is grieving after a man opened fire on a bus full of students returning from a field trip Sunday, killing three of the university's football players and injured two others.

While Democratic strategists acknowledge past mistakes and make renewed pledges to woo Latino voters, Republicans are also making inroads.